Tag Heuer Watches Creating Swiss History Since 1860

A true classic, the Swiss made Tag Heuer Watches, can be traced all the way back to 1860 and a young man by the name of Edouard Heuer, who at the age of just 20 he opened his first shop to watch" Edouard Heuer, Fabrique d'Horlogerie. "in the Swiss village of Saint-Imier.

Heuer a tinkerer by nature was fascinated with time-keeping accuracy. His emphasis on accuracy was exemplified in 1916 with the introduction of what came to be called the "Micrograph", a stopwatch accurate to 1/100th of a second, this soon to be followed by Semicrosplit, to within a 1/50th second. His obsession with accuracy is what would eventually lead to worldwide notoriety. His chronographs were so cutting edge that in 1920, they were chosen as the official timer of the Olympic Games in Antwerp. Decades later, it would be a Tag Heuer became the first Swiss watch to go to outer space on the pulse of John Glenn.

To reach a level of precision that, Heuer worked hard and long hours along the way has patented a unique variety of mechanical functions, such as "Time Trip" feature "(I think of two sets of hours and minutes to one overlapped in time, the other that acts as a timer) that extended beyond the handle and panels of aircraft and cars in early 1900. Heuer was so far ahead of his time, his patent for the oscillating pinion granted in 1887 is still used in many watches today.

The years went by Heuer create a series of famous watches, each one more innovative and more accurate than the previous. It was 1969, however, would represent a step forward on the clock when making a joint venture between Heuer, Breitling and Hamilton would produce what was arguably the worlds first automatic chronograph. This achievement, unveiled in New York on March 3, 1969 helped to expose the mark on the worlds stage and would solidify its position as a manufacturer of luxury watches lasting.

In 1985 it was bought by Tag Heuer (Techniques d'Avant Garde) to create the company Tag Heuer Watch. The company would become one of the most popular models ever Tag Heuer, Tag Heuer Formula 1 Watch. On September 13, 1999 the company was sold to luxury brand holding company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton for an estimated $ 750 million. The new company would further increase the capacity of distribution and exponentially increase the Tag Heuer Watch as a mark of status and privileges.

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